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Malunde

2001 · 119 min

A slow, heartfelt journey through a scarred landscape, carried by two lost souls slowly learning to trust each other.

Directed by
Stefanie Sycholt
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ian Roberts, Kagiso Mtetwa, Mosa Kaiser
Overview
Post-apartheid South Africa is the setting for this drama about a mismatched twosome who end up together on a life-altering journey to Cape Town. Polar opposites Kobus (Ian Roberts), a white ex-soldier who struggles with demons from his past, and Wonderboy (Kagiso Mtetwa), a young black street kid who clings to memories of his family, come together to take on the society that has cast them aside and eventually build a friendship for the ages.

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Directed by
Stefanie Sycholt
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ian Roberts, Kagiso Mtetwa, Mosa Kaiser
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • redemption
  • race
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Stefanie Sycholt
Written by
Stefanie Sycholt
Starring
Ian Roberts, Kagiso Mtetwa, Mosa Kaiser, Wilmien Roussouw, Grethe Fox, Dolly Rathebe, Esmeralda Bihl, Michele Burgers
Runtime
119 min
Country
Germany, South Africa
Languages
English

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